Typewriter scale



1,528,992 I F. ROSE TYPEWRI TER S CALE Filed March 1G, 1924 MLM 1N VENTOR. /Wam/e/ /z` Hose PatenedMar. 10, v19.2%

UNITED ernstes mranrneei ,rrrnwnrrnn esmas.

Applieetien led'-3tarcn 10, 1524. Serial 3io. jee-3,1341

citizen of the United States, residinget Oakland, in the county ofAiameda and State ofCalifornia,l have invented certain new andl useful.Improvements yin Typewriter Scales, of which the feiiowingis aspecification.

My' invention relates to scaies, and more particulariy te a seale forthe use ef stenographers, and has for its primary object to rovide asimple and convenient device to indicate where lto start typing aheading on 'a sheet of paper placed midway in the type Writer, so thatthe heading Will appear in the middle of the paper with an equal man ginon each Side thereof.

A further object of my invention, is tc- `so arrange the soaie that itmay be; made either as a ty ewriter attachment, or for use apart thererom. In the 51st-named use I prefer to adaptit to taire the piace of theexisting scale on the machine, and or the latter use I prefer to makethe saaie in the form of a ruler or straight edge.'

The several embodiments of the device will e more clearly 'understoodupon reff'- erence to the atcompanying; sheetlo drawings, in which:

Figure l is a plan of the scale applied to acommon l2 ruler and showingthe graduations arranged for one make of typewriter; and Fig. '2 is anend view of it, Fig. 3 is a view' of the scale with the graduationsarranged for another maire of typewriter; and Fig. 4 is an end view ofit. Fig. 5 is a view of the scale as applied to the scale frame of atypewriter and Fig. 6 is a section through the same.

Referring now to the drawings in detaii: A represents the scale per se,which as above stated may be applied, as shown in Figs. i and 2, to aruler or Straight edge B -or it may be made in the form of a rela-tivelynarrow strip C as shown in the rest of the gures, and can belmade toslip in the scale frame D of a typewriter.

Insomuch as all typewriters do not have the same spaced scalegraduations, it is vmy intention to make the scale with differentshowing in Figs. l and 3 ofthe drawings.l

The scale as shown in the ruler form of Fie. has graduations ther 1, orseries K of Fig. 3, or series o? i? coninnetion, this instance, wth aderivood typewriter. Aside the non :twelve ineh divisions, f tion oi'convenience only, the

series of graduations E, 'am c.

similar' to the existing seais en writer, and series in nemici with is amodification ef Series G is need te deem-mine ene spaces in an existingh g er e of words 0n a previonsiy typed sheet, simply7 placing the ruleen the said iw i or words, be inning at() and noting her where tieiength of 4the words n nate. And if 4rhis heading or coiieetio of wordsis to be reproduced on a L paper piaced in the machine, sim series E the'terminal number J and immediately theremloa7 on s riss l?? he read thepreper number where stars; typing on the machine. In Fig. 3, the stripscale for desk use, and is' to he ns-ed I tion with a Remington typen.or any maciine having similar it ln Fig. 5 l' adapt hcecaie so tir be'inserted,.in this instance, .in frame D of the last-named in# greaterconvenience and efiiciency. To further elucidate: To use the either formthe iirst step is to i vv hun' inany ietters, eharacters and pases to bein the heading; for example, if the heedae ing desired is Pending metterhy counting it Wili he found that there are fourteen units, one spacefor each letter and a space between the two Words. Knowing that thenumber of spaces is fourteen, simply read @e on graduation series E oi'i, or series H of Fig. 3, or series J of to folliM teen, which xviii heten plus sub iowv Then drop to graduations series i? 5, and it Wili heseen that the serrespandu ing point on each ef the said series will hethirty-three. 5 shows to advantage this step as certnin parts oi aRemington typewriter are shown, including the stationma ary pointer M'pointing to divisori 33 directly above the determined number i12 for thesaid illustration Pending matter.

Then by placing the paper in the type writer, being sure that it iscentered, start l the heading at"thirtytliree on'the type- Writer scaleand it will, Without fail, leave determine the proper ,place' to4 startthe the typed heading in the middle of the sheet.

From the drawings it wili be observed that for one make of typewritertheV series .E will read; in one directien, end for another make theequivalent series Wm read in the oppesite direction. Should the numberof heading on e sheet of 1paper, and will prove of utmost advantage ineliminating the uncertainty in guessing the proper place Where tocommence as'now practiced.

b Letters Patent of. the United States, is 't 'ein i f 'o dem described,compris ing a single strip of :material having thereon a series ofgraduations numbered .freni 0 to 80 to indicate spaces in and betweentylnwritten Words! and a second series 'of nu` bered`graduat1onsad]acent the first-named serles,- sald second` series commencing at 0and at the middle of the rst series and numbered toward; the 0 end ofthe first;A

series, the graduations in both series being equally spaced and inalignment transverse- Iy but the second series being numericallydesignated by twos and separated into unitso tens'by acapitalizedgraduation, one of said series ending inv number 80 at one end of thestripandthe other of said series also ending in munber 80 but at theopposlte end of said strip.'

l:ffii/"ffnet I claim es new and desire to secureL In -testimony whereofI ai-x. my signature.

' MANUEL F. nose.

